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Funeral details announced for Corey Comperatore, hero firefighter killed during Trump assassination attempt

By
Ryan King
Published July 17, 2024
Updated July 17, 2024, 3:25 p.m. ET

Funeral details have been announced for hero firefighter Corey Comperatore, who was killed during the assassination attempt against President Trump last weekend.

A public procession is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday from Freeport Community Park in Freeport, Pennsylvania to Laube Hall in Freeport.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m., and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Laube Hall.

A private burial will follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cabot Methodist Church, 707 Winfield Road in Cabot, Pennsylvania, or Buffalo Township Firehall, 565 Sarver Road in Sarver.

It was initially reported that Trump would attend the funeral, but later sources said he would not be able to attend.

Comperatore was supporting Trump at the Saturday campaign rally when shots rang out from a nearby rooftop in Butler.

The shooter nicked Trump’s right ear, killed Comperatore and severely wounded two others.

Comperatore's last words were "get down!" and he died protecting his daughter from the gunman's bullets, according to his widow.
Comperatore’s last words were “get down!” and he died protecting his daughter from the gunman’s bullets, according to his widow. Facebook
Comperatore was killed when gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks missed Trump.
Comperatore was killed when gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks fired at Trump. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
State troopers rushing to remove Comperatore from the stands after he was shot.
State troopers rushing to remove Comperatore from the stands after he was shot. Photo by REBECCA DROKE/AFP via Getty Images

That suspect, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed.

Here’s the latest on the assassination attempt against Donald Trump:

Earlier this week, Trump called Comperatore’s wife to convey his condolences.

“He was very kind and said he would continue to call me in the days and weeks ahead,” Helen Comperatore wrote of the former president on Facebook. “I told him the same thing I told everyone else. He left this world a hero and God welcomed him in. He did not die in vain that day.”

Trump spoke with Comperatore's wife Helen earlier this week.
Trump spoke with Comperatore’s wife Helen earlier this week. G.N.Miller/NYPost
Comperatore was the former fire chief of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company.
Comperatore was the former fire chief of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company. Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Dept/Handout via REUTERS
A memorial for Comperatore at his fire house.
A memorial for Comperatore at his fire house. G.N.Miller/NYPost

Comperatore was the former fire chief of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company in Sarver, Pa.

A GoFundMe campaign for Comperatore’s wife has raised more than $1.2 million in the days since the firefighter’s death.